EP 89: Getting My First Job in Cybersecurity with Ayub Yusuf

https://www.yourcyberpath.com/89/

In this episode our host, Jason, interviews Ayub (@WhiteCyberDuck) about how he got into the Cybersecurity industry

This time we go over a very common case where people tend to study something in college that does not relate to Cybersecurity and then shift over to the Cyber world after graduation.

Ayub mentions that you are going to have to deal with a lot of silence and rejections when applying for your first job and that it took him 134 applications to get only 5 interviews.

A CTF or Capture the Flag is a special kind of information security competition. There are three common types of CTFs: Jeopardy, Attack-Defence and mixed. Those can be really useful to hone your practical skills as well as your teamwork abilities and can show your future employer that you are able of working alone as well as in a team

Jason and Ayub go over resumes and how you should go about creating a master resume and then tailoring this template to suit each job application.

You should always make sure to do a lot of networking and show interest in the community to be able to build a network of people who could be future employers or simply just help you throughout your cybersecurity careers.

Ayub also mentions that a lot of people make the mistake of paying lots of money for very expensive boot camps when they could easily learn these skills on youtube or other free platforms.

In the end You should always remember to not get frustrated especially when trying to get your first job, because it always gets easier as you progress your experience.

What You’ll Learn

●    What kind of CTFs should you do?

●    Should you use the same resume for all your job applications?

●    How can you make a name for yourself in the Cybersecurity world?

●    What are some examples for low cost training?

Relevant Websites For This Episode

●   https://ctftime.org/

●   https://www.antisyphontraining.com/soc-core-skills-w-john-strand/

●   https://www.meetup.com/topics/cybersecurity/

Other Relevant Episodes

●   Episode 61 - Skills-based Certification and Training with John Strand

●   Episode 64 - How I Got My First Cybersecurity Analyst Job with Sebastian Whiting